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City: Monterey, CA

Teaching & Professional Interests

• Books / Printing / Publishing Industry
• Distance Education in LIS
• Information Literacy and Instruction
• Information Needs / Behaviors of Specific Groups
• Information and Society / Culture
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing

Research Interests

• Books / Printing / Publishing Industry
• Distance Education in LIS
• Information Literacy and Instruction
• Information Needs / Behaviors of Specific Groups
• Information and Society / Culture
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing

Laurie L. Putnam

Lecturer

Laurie Putnam has been managing writers, editors, publications, and publishing departments for the past two decades. When she's not teaching, Laurie runs a communications business in Monterey, California, where she leads the development of publications and communication programs for libraries, nonprofit organizations, and high-tech companies. Prior to forming her own business, Laurie was director of branding and marketing communications at Aspect Communications in San José.

Laurie has an MA in English from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, and an MLIS from San José State University's School of Library and Information Science. Her own writing has appeared in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and journals, and many of her former students have successfully published their work in venues ranging from Library Journal to American Libraries.

Courses Taught

• > [281] Seminar in Contemporary Issues [Publishing for the Profession]
• > [298] Special Studies

Education

• MLIS, San José State University
• MA (English), University of Kent, Canterbury, England
• BA (English), University of California, Santa Barbara

Academic & Professional Experience

• Principal, L. Putnam Communications, 2002-present
• Director of Branding and Marketing Communications Services, Aspect Communications, 1996-2002
• Manager of Writing and Editing Services, Tandem Computers, 1993-1996
• Senior Communications Specialist, Amdahl Corporation, 1988-1993
• Public Information Officer, American Red Cross, 1985-1986

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

• Putnam, L. L. (2010, May.) Thirteen things you can do to help students improve their writing. Faculty Institute, SJSU School of Library and Information Science. Retrieved December 15, 2010, from www.slideshare.net/laurieputnam/13-things-you-can-do-to-help-students-improve-their-writing
• Putnam, L. L. (2010, May.) The Library and Information Science Publications wiki. Faculty Institute, SJSU School of Library and Information Science. Retrieved December 15, 2010, from www.slideshare.net/laurieputnam/putnam-lis-pubswiki
• Putnam, L. L. (2009, April). Professional writing and publishing resources for librarians. College & Research Libraries News, 70(4), 222–225. Retrieved May 12, 2009, from http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2009/apr/prowritepublish.cfm .
• Putnam, L. L. (Ed.) (2008-present). Library writing: an annotated bibliography. Retrieved May 12, 2009, from http://delicious.com/LibraryWriting .
• Putnam, L. L. (2008, Feb. 4). Employment opportunity: President, United States of America. openDemocracy. Retrieved Feb. 24, 2008, from www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/american_world/next_president
• Putnam, L. L. (Ed.) (2007-present.) Library & Information Science Publications wiki. Retrieved May 12, 2009, from http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/wikis/faculty/putnam/index.php/LIS_Publications_Wiki.
• Putnam, L. L. (Ed.) (2007-present). Library futures: An annotated bibliography. Retrieved May 12, 2009, from http://delicious.com/LibraryFutures .
• Carlson, R. G. & Putnam, L. L. (2006). Thinking ahead: ALA presenters consider the future of libraries. Interface, 28(4). Retrieved Nov. 27, 2006, from www.ala.org/ala/ascla/asclapubs/interface/archives/contentlistingby/volume28a/thinkingahead/future.htm
• Putnam, L. L. (2005, June). Strategies for success in publishing: a professional development workshop for academic librarians. Invited presentation, California State University, Fresno.
• Putnam, L. L. (2005, March-April). Making the world safe for questions: why libraries and librarians are needed now more than ever. Public Libraries 44(2), 86-87.
• Putnam, L. L. (2005, February). A quick walk along the path to professional publishing. California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) regional conference, California State University, Hayward.
• Putnam, L. L. (2003). The internet preparedness toolkit: standards and resources for emergency services organizations. Monterey, CA: L. Putnam Communications.
• Putnam, L. L. (2003, May). Why a wired world still needs librarians. Commencement address, San José State University School of Library and Information Science, San José, California.
• Putnam, L. L. (2003, April). Internet preparedness: managing emergency services in the age of the internet. Proceedings of the Disaster Resistant California 2003 conference. Retrieved Jan 4, 2006, from http://www2.sjsu.edu/cdm/drc03-proceedings/main.html
• Putnam, L. L. (2002, Nov). By choice or by chance: how the internet is used to prepare for, manage, and share information about emergencies. First Monday, 7(11). Retrieved Jan 04, 2006, from http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/putnam/index.html
• Putnam, L. L. (2001, March-April). Distance teamwork: the realities of collaborating with virtual colleagues. Online 25(2), 54-58.

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